The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-05
CARE OF THE SKIN.
When and How TO Bath and What
Kind OF Soap to Use.

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Kind OF Soap to Use.
Another of the series of popular
lectures to nurses was delivered yester-
day in the University hospital by DIR.
Henry w. Stellwagon. the subject be-
ing The Care of the Skin" The de-
livery of the subject occupied an hour,
and the greater part Of that time was
devoted to an explanation OF the re-
spectve functions OF the epidermis,
dermis, papillary layers, and sub
cutaneous nerves and tissues. The cor
relative relations and spec lic action Of
each were illustrated 10y n diagram,
and notes Of the lecture were taken by
| the nurses who attended and many
others in an audience composed almost
exclusively of ladies. The second head
of the lecture dwelt with the proper
care of the skin, and in this connection
the lecture said:
"The condition of the skin depends
to great extent on the way we live.
| If we 90 to bed at o'clock in the
morning and eat late suppcrs the system
is affected and diseased skin is the re-
suit We should also be careful of our
food and eat only that which is not
preiudcial to the action and functions
of the component parts of the skin.
Some people can not eat shell-iish with
out inducing what are known rs hives,
| and in other cases some KINDS OF ami
nal food will react injuriously in this
respect also. Bathing is IN essential
feature in the proper treatment Of the
skin. The human body eXhales by
perspiration from two to three pints
| daily, and this, together with the dust
that settles upon the skin, is cal
culated to have an injurious effect by
stopping up the pores We have several
kinds of baths, among which are the
vapor. Taking it for granted, us we
must, that bathing promotes a healthy
and invigorated action of'the skin. the
question arises: How often is it ne
cessary to batheP This depends both
on the individual and the nature of the
bath. Some people who perspire free
w. find it necessary to battle daily, 9TH
ers require bath only three or four
times week. Taken indiscrimnately,
the Turkish and Russian bath are unsafe
and may in certain conditions be pos
itively dangerous. In cases of heart
disease, tendency to apopleXy or con-
CONGESTION of the brain Russian or
Turkish baths are exceedingly unsafe,
and as a general rule it may be stated
that this class of bath should never be
INDUCED in without the advice of n
physician. The tub bath suits most of
us, but the temperature in every case
should be high enough to prevent chills,
and this remark applies also to sponge
| baths, which are the safest, and may
with advantage. be taken every day.
Another question of Importance is
that of soap. There are several es'
sentials to II good soap. one OF which
is that it have sufficient alkali and an
other that it may be made OF the pur-
est fat. If there be an excess of alkali
the effect on the skin must be I'M urious
| by causing AN irritation oil the cuticle.
One good soap is the old white CASTLE,
and to this the transparent Engl's soap
! is said by some eminent authorities to
rank next. A general principle may
be applied with advantage in this mat
ter Of soap, and that is to avoid pur.
chasing q cheap article. Do not buy
cheap soap. for the chances are that
YOU will get bad one, while if, on the
other hand. you purchase an expensive
soap, you may reasonably expect that
1t will be good. -Philds.elphiG Times.
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